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Inexpensive blue pigment enables efficient one-step conversion of carbon dioxide to methane

A common blue pigment could help turn carbon dioxide (CO₂) from an industrial waste product into a useful fuel. A joint research team led by Tohoku University's Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR), in collaboration with Hokkaido University and startup AZUL Energy, has developed a catalyst that converts CO₂ directly into methane (CH₄) with high efficiency using copper phthalocyanine, an inexpensive and readily available blue pigment.

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Inexpensive blue pigment enables efficient one-step conversion of carbon dioxide to methane
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